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Strategy shifting in search for escaped prisoners, officials say

As roadblocks come down Tuesday night, sources say a smaller unit of officers will respond to specific reports and locations -- replacing the wide-ranging dragnet -- in a new effort to recapture two escaped killers.

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Updated: 11:58 PM EDT Jun 16, 2015

Strategy shifting in search for escaped prisoners, officials say

As roadblocks come down Tuesday night, sources say a smaller unit of officers will respond to specific reports and locations -- replacing the wide-ranging dragnet -- in a new effort to recapture two escaped killers.

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Updated: 11:58 PM EDT Jun 16, 2015

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WEBVTT HILL ROAD,I DID NOT ENCOUNTER ASINGLE ROADBLOCK.I DID IT IN ABOUT 10 MINUTE.ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO BRINGSTEWART LEDBETTER IN HERE NOW.YOU HAVE SOURCES TELL YOU NOWTHAT THINGS ARE GOING TO BESCALED BACK.I DON'T THINK EITHER ONE OF USTHOUGHT THIS WOULD HAPPEN THISQUICKLY.STEW: IT HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY.THERE WERE JUST ABOUTTHROUGHWITH THAT GREAT SEARCH.BARRING THE DISCOVERY OF SOMENEW HARPIES OF EVIDENCE, THESTRATEGY TO RECAPTURE THESE GUYSWOULD SHIFT.WE WILL MOVECAREFULLYTHROUGH THE WOODS.STEW: FOUR DAYSNOW UP TO 800LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FROMALL OVER THE STATE, HAVE TRIEDTO FIND IT TO BANK FUGITIVES.COMBING AN AREA SOUTH AND EASTOF THE PRISON FOR ANY SIGN OFDAVID SWEAT AND RICHARD MATT.AN INTENSIVE,AND COSTLY EFFORT-- UNPARALLELED IN THE NORTHCOUNTRY.WE ARE USING EVERY RESOURCEAT OUR DISPOSAL.STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERALRESOURCES.STEW: NO CONFIRMED SIGHTING OFEITHER ESCAPEE HAS HAPPENED.NOW, TWO HIGHLY PLACEDSOURCESSAY THE STRATEGY WILL NOW SHIFTTO WHAT SOME ARE CALLING ANINTELLIGENCE-BASED SEARCH.HE DESCRIBED AS A FULL-TIME,THOUGH MUCH SMALLER TACTICALGROUP THAT RESPONSE TO SPECIFICREPORTS, AND LOCATIONS.REPLACING THE DRAGNET SEARCHINGTHE WOODS AND FIELDS IN APRISON.WE HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE THEYCOULD POSSIBLY BE SAID ONEOFFICIAL.A FEDERAL SOURCE ADDED FAMILIARWITH THE OPERATION, AT SOMEPOINT, YOU HAVE TO ASK WHETHERIT IS A WISE INVESTMENT TO KEEPDOING THE SAME THING.INVOLVING HUNDREDS, AND HUNDREDSOF OFFICERS WHEN YOU HAVE LITTLETO SHOW BOARD.YOU WILL NEED THOSE RESOURCESGOING FORWARD.TUESDAY EVENING, A NOTICEABLECHANGE IS UNDERWAY HERE.POLICE ROADBLOCKSANDCHECKPOINTS ALONG ROUTE 374 WERECOMING DOWN.STAFFINGAPPEARED TO BE PACKINGUP, AND HEADING UP.I THINK IT IS A GOOD THINGFOR EVERYBODY.STEW: DAMIANLAVIGNE WELCOMESTHAT.I THINK THE BEREA STILL THEREFOR EVERYBODY'S MIND THAT THEREIS STILL THOSE CONVICTS OUT OFTHE LOSE.STEW: THEY ARE STILL ON THE LOSETONIGHT.AND A STATEMENT, THE STATEPOLICE WERE NOT SPECIFIC ABOUTTHE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL THATWOULD STAY ON THE JOB, OR THELOCATIONS THAT THEY WOULDINITIALLY FOCUS ON.ONCE AGAIN, THE NEW YORK STATE

Strategy shifting in search for escaped prisoners, officials say

As roadblocks come down Tuesday night, sources say a smaller unit of officers will respond to specific reports and locations -- replacing the wide-ranging dragnet -- in a new effort to recapture two escaped killers.